Verify nationality of 2,300 illegal migrants: India to Bangladesh

Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said: “We have asked the Bangladeshi side to verify their nationality. We have a pending list of 2,369 people who are required to be deported.”

By: Express News Service
New Delhi | Updated: May 23, 2025 05:15 AM IST

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"Foreigners staying in India illegally, whether they happen to be Bangladeshi nationals or any other national, will be dealt with as per law. We have a large number of Bangladeshi nationals here who are required to be deported,” Jaiswal said.

India on Thursday said it has asked Bangladeshi authorities to verify the nationality of more than 2,300 illegal migrants (in India) so that they can be deported.

Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said: “We have asked the Bangladeshi side to verify their nationality. We have a pending list of 2,369 people who are required to be deported.”

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“Foreigners staying in India illegally, whether they happen to be Bangladeshi nationals or any other national, will be dealt with as per law. We have a large number of Bangladeshi nationals here who are required to be deported,” Jaiswal said.

“Many of them have actually completed their jail sentences, and in many cases, the nationality verification is pending since 2020. We would urge the Bangladeshi side [to] expedite the verification process so that people who are required to be deported can be sent back to Bangladesh,” he said.

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